The Five Themes of Geography

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The Five Themes of Geography
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1. Location
The place where something is located on the
earth's surface. Two ways to determine location.
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Absolute Location
The exact address or spot where a place is
found on the earth. (Example Latitude,
Longitude)
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X marks the spot.

• Richmond, Tx
• 29N 95W

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Relative Location
Relative location describes a place in comparison
to other places around it . Example Sugar
Land is southwest of Houston, Texas.
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2. Region
How the earth is divided for study.

• ? Geographers choose how they will classify the
  world based on common characteristics.
• ? Formal
• ? Functional
• ? Perceptual

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Formal Region
A place with similar attributes that might
include physical, political, economic, or
cultural characteristics. Examplepolitical
region such as a city, state or country. People
are governed by the same laws and the same
government.
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Functional Region
A place connected by movement between
places. Examplethe greater Houston Metropolitan
area, DFW. People move from home-work-home for
jobs, entertainment, etc.
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Perceptual Region

• A place defined by popular feelings and images
  rather than by objective data.
• Examplethe term heartland refers to a central
  area where traditional values are believed (or
  perceived) to be predominate. With a perceptual
  region, the exact area that the region describes
  can differ based on perceptions. There is NO
  defined area.

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3. Place
Place answers the question what is it
like? Place can be describe in two ways
Physical and Human
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Physical Systems
Information about a location based on physical
features such as landforms, weather, climate, or
vegetation and how they interact with plant and
animal life.
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Human Systems
Information about a location based on how people
shape the earth. Elements to considerpopulation,
religion, culture, and language.
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4. Movement
The movement of goods, people and ideas from one
location to another.
? Goods can be moved by land, air, and water. ?
People can be physically moved--population trends
and location change. ? Ideas can be moved from
person to person, by the media, and through the
internet.
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Human And Environment Interaction
How humans use, change, or live with their
environment.
There is ALWAYS an interaction
? Sometimes deliberate.
? Often unintentional.
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The End